Argentine Finance Minister Nicolás Dujovne inaugurated the seminar "Vision and strategies for 2018" held in Buenos Aires by Think 20 (T20), a group in tune with the G20 chaired this year by Argentina.
Inclusive growth and sustainable development will be two of the pillars that will characterise the summit of heads of state to be held in December in Buenos Aires, the official said.
«To do this, we chose two priority topics: the future of work and the development of infrastructure.a», he indicated Dujovne in his opening remarks.
The head of the Treasury Palace said that Argentina is once again connected "with the global economy and deepening our relations with the rest of the world."
Nicolás Dujovne, Minister of Finance and Julia Pomares, Director of CIPPEC
A Pair of 150 think tanks and study centres from 45 countries meet during the two days convened by the T20 at the San Martín Palace, headquarters of the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During the working session, two plenary sessions were scheduled for this day: Global governance in food security and sustainable development, and the future of work and education in the digital age.
First plenary session: Food security and sustainable development.
This Friday (2.2.2018), panellists will discuss the challenges of social cohesion in uncertain political scenarios and their implications for global governance, climate change and infrastructure for development.
El Center for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth (Cippec) of Argentina, one of the two Argentine entities that leads the T20, expressed his priorities for the seminar.
"I would like us to achieve two objectives: to show our friends around the world the real potential of Argentina and to consolidate a network of think tanks from around the world that can, by meeting periodically, have a common agenda," said its president, Jorge Mandelbaum.
The second organization in charge of the event, the Argentine Council of International Relations (CARI), highlighted that Argentina is the first country in South America to organize the G20 and the T20.
"Our foundation is the Argentine tradition of producing knowledge from the south, this is an opportunity to repeat this tradition," said its president, Adalberto Rodríguez Giavarini.
Initiatives and public policy proposals that arise during these meetings will be submitted to the G20 presidency. during the T20 summit, which will be held in Buenos Aires from 16 to 18 September.
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